Over the last several weeks, like many of you, I have been gripped by news of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. I spend hours reading the medical research, reviewing the statistical models, and following the first hand accounts of doctors and patients. Normally, I am not one disposed to anxiety, panic, or overreaction, but I have […]
Recent reports indicate that COVID-19 has important similarities to high-altitude sickness and high-altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE). As those of who have traveled to high altitudes know, acetazolamide (known by its trade name Diamox) is often prescribed to help prevent high-altitude sickness; doctors also use it to treat HAPE. Acetazolomide is hypothesized to work through several […]
A recent article, posted online, described a woman in her 50s who had traditional symptoms of COVID-19 at first but then developed an altered mental state. She was studied by MRI that reportedly showed capillary hemorrhage (no stroke) involving a part of the brain known as the thalamus. Another article reported the radiological study of […]
“Memory itself is an internal rumour; and when to this hearsay within the mind we add the falsified echoes that reach us from others, we have but a shifting and unseizable basis to build upon. The picture we frame of the past changes continually and grows every day less similar to the original experience which […]
Over recent years, a number of new diets have become popular among health conscious individuals. The most popular include: the low carb high fat (LCHF) diet, as well as the ketogenic and carnivore diets. In this video-interview I discuss how diet affects electrolyte balance. Electrolytes, minerals like salt and potassium are essential “cofactors” for enzymes […]
Obviously, we need water to survive. Before a lot of modern technology, it wasn’t a coincidence that most civilizations either had or made access to water a priority. All living organisms need water to survive and thrive, including pathogenic ones like molds. Issues with molds have been known for a long time. Even the Old […]
IntroductionMagnesium is the most common divalent metal cation present in mammalian cells. It is estimated that the average 150 pound adult stores approximately 24 grams of magnesium in body tissues. Magnesium is an intracellular ion with relatively high cytosolic concentration in the millimolar range. Up to 99% of total body stores of this mineral reside […]
Host DefensesMost people are aware that Louis Pasteur played a major part in the discovery of microorganisms, particularly those that affect our health. He is purported to have said on his deathbed “I was wrong: it is the terrain that matters”. He meant, of course, the natural defenses with which the human body is equipped. […]